What is Zamak?

What is Zamak?

Many people ask us what Zamak is exactly. Today we thought about explaining what Zamak is.

Zamak is a metal alloy composed of zinc, aluminum, magnesium and copper. Aluminum serves above all as a hardening agent, while copper increases the colabilit '. These two characteristics, hardness and colabilit ', make this alloy is particularly suitable for creating castings, healthy and complex.

The name Zamak is an acronym of the elements that compose it in German: Z stands for Zinc, A for Aluminum, MA for Magnesium and K for Kupfer (copper).

It is also known as Zama or Zamac

This metal, unlike silver, does not tend to "get dirty", which is why it is used above all in fashion and accessories, in bags and clothes and has only been used in jewelry for a few years. This is one of the main reasons that drives us to use it in some of our articles.

Another of the main reasons is the low cost of silver. Low cost is not associated with low quality at all, because it is not about this. In the quality / price ratio this metal is very well valued. The low cost comes from the different and cheaper costs of production and handling. This is because it requires much less energy in its processing, much less production time and provides better finishes in the pieces. Energy saving during the production phase also has a lower environmental impact, which becomes another very important reason to prefer it to other metals known as silver.

It is also much more suitable for chrome plating, painting and galvanizing. The results in the pieces that are produced are exceptional, as you can see personally in our products, just by taking a look at our webpage El Coral